The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-01

/, better arrangements will be made ahead,
Tho Preol dent admitted as he rs.entered
tho car, tha. he had never had quite such
, an experience before. The only thing he
regretted, however, was that such arrange.
mentB had not been mada Ra would have
givon q greater number tho opportunity
to meet him. " 5,I7 'aWI,rI
4 As BOON III the train left Altoona the
excn,BioniBta wore summoned TO dinner.
On the way up The eastern mountain slda
the train ran Into q local storm, which
cleared away before the Herae Shee was
paeaed. At Johnstown and at many other
points cbreys. nnd some times guna were
heard, torches, lanterns and ilambesux
were waved, but the people themselves
were invisible from the brilliantly lighted
interior. at o point called Grapeville,
about twenty miles east Of Pittnburgh,
the trsin was halted, and its occupants
were summoned to tho roar platform.
j TREATED TO NATURAL GAS.
A roaring nound ss Of escaping ntcam
from thopipss Of an impatient steamer was
heard from the hillside hundreds yards
away to the lefs, but nothing wao yisible
except the lights from the fow scattered
farm houses OF the neighborhood, De-
velopmenta were awaited In silence. Now
some ono on tho hillside lighted a Roman
candle, and aimed It's discharge toward
the point where tho roaring cane, mud
soon flame ton feet broad lesped In the
air to height OF one hundred ieo., SHOW.
Ing the nearer hillsides in weird, uncan.
ny fashion, and more dimly bringing out
the ghosts Of those behind. Again, from
over the hilltop to the right, leaped an.
other great flame, and these his5ed and
roared together until the train was ont OF
sight. Tho entertainment was prepared
by General Manager O'Day, OF the United
Pipe Lines, who described to the obsery.
ets, in reply to their inquiries, some OF
the featured OF the phenomena of which
the natural gas well Is the most startling
manifestasion. s'] i,.. q, ~ -, - .,
This evening the President, in reply to
an inquiry as to how be waa enjoying bis
journey, expressed hin warm approval OF
all that been dono by tho Pullman people
for hie comfort, and declared that bis first
days journey he'd been delightful through.
out. u have never been in this part OF
the country before" he said, "and this
mountain and valley Ecensry is charm.
ing" OF the people along the route, whose
warm greetlngs he WaA every few minutes
acknowledging, he said: 'iThess people
deserve q great deal OF consideration,
They rarely have chance to see Prssi.
dent and when they do, their enthusiasm
ls OF o most genuine and hearty charac.
tsr.". "lsn't 1t wonderful, y "nquerled Mrr.
Cleveland, show, living go lar from the
buey centres, they learn exactly when the
Train Is due; somehow they do learn it,
for they are NJ! on hand" For hourg PIE.
ytous to the time fixed for the G VIII \
ARRIVAL IN PlTTsEyRaH ls&
the streotu leading to the Union station
we're literally jammed with people anxious
to gain even q glimpse Of the train bear.
ing the distinguished party to the West.
Inc; committee OF citiz,nB representing
al the corporate bodies Of the city aessnl.
bled IN. the office Of Superintendent Pit
cairn, of the Pennsylvania railroad, and,
when it was announced that tho train was
approaching the city, they were sent out
on special for the purpose Of intsrcepting
the train, with view OF inducing the
President to extend his time to twenty min
ntes in this city instead OF five. The
ladies OF the Womaa's Christiau Temper.
snce Union were alec present in The Office
OF the uperintsndent, and had With them
q floral offering for Mru. Cleveland, bear
ing the inscription, "In theo shall the
nations OF the earth be hlesssd.n ~ sl3s0,7
In the meantime the throng surged in
and about the Union station until the
press was a'most unbearabe, snd many
were compelled to force their way 10 the
Gido streats to gain q breathing spell. It
was learned while pssning Grapeyilla @
halt OF Ave minutes Was made to enable
the pasty to ses the now natural gas strike
| In that iregion, "liRhted up."' I. was |
| B;ght which they he'd never eeen before,
but as they approached the city, the os.
eapo pipes from wells, and the easements
in tbs way OF jers aloDS the line Of tho
road made the spectacle almost common. |
place and induced the inquiry, "Why is
all this g0a going to waste pa; ut n
Tbs train reached Gthe Union station
twonty minutes behind the schedule time, |
n stop having been mgde at Eomswood, |
in the city limits, for fully twenty min |
utss to witness the illumination OF tho |
natural gas staadpipes. While this sight
WAS being enforced r plass Of people num-
berfng nlore than 1900 were jsmming |
about the station, clsraoring for admission |
to the platform. y When the train was gp- |
prosching the Union station red FIRE was |
barned along the bluff skirting the tracks,
while the station and the houses on the |
etreet below yore illuminated and decor.
sted with multitudes of colored llantsrns.
There VEG an enthnaiastic welcome as
tho train pulled In and the, cheers were
echoed from g the y thouasud0 who
were unable even to get a glimpse Of the
roots OF the coaches. Ae soon as the train
csmo TO stop, Superintendent pitcairn
conducted the ladies Of the Womens' |!
Chriatiar Temperance Union TO i Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. r Fl. Jones presented
the beautiful testimonial which had been
prepGred. In tho meantime ths various
Democratic organizations, shs members
OF which had been drawn up il limo for
some time, crowded upon the platform OF
the rear car upon (which the President
had taken bis positloa. They were en-
thusiastic, and tho President had an op.
porsunitys Of knowing what Pittsburgh
enthusiasm meane. & Z! i5tsj
The treic waited but Eve minutes, and
as it passed slong the tracks OF the Pan.
handle railway and into the portal Of the
tunnel westward bound, tho crowd ulovly
dispersed. The PRECEDENT, as lhs parted
from tho last member sof tho Citizans'
Committee, said that he had asen just
enough Of Pittsburgh to induce him to
proniae that in tha early future ho would
return 10 sSc moro of 1t. X 4!
He snubs steubonvi;s. 5s.s.s 5sis 3s5iF
E1<efet Disrryrh IN
s7EusESyiLLE, Sept. So.-Tho; special
train bearing President Cleveland and
party passed tho Eess end OF the Ohio
river bridge and entered the State OF Ohio
at 1l:C6 IN, central etRndard time. Two
minu'ea lster it stopped at the passenger
station, whe1e tvolvo to fifteen hundred
people with O band ware waiting to well
CONC tho creat Qanancrati tic Chiaf Manis.l